I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond

Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance

Simone Biles · 250 pages

In Courage to Soar, the official autobiography from US Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, Simone presents the story of how she overcame early childhood challenges to become the most decorated US female gymnast and the only female gymnast to ever win three consecutive World Championship titles.

The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game

Michael Lewis · 345 pages

Follows one young man from his impoverished childhood with a crack-addicted mother, through his discovery of the sport of football, to his rise to become one of the most successful, highly-paid players in the NFL.

Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity

Drew Brees · 336 pages

The story of Drew Brees, from his childhood to his devastating shoulder injury that sent him to New Orleans, and his wife, kids, and 2010 Super Bowl win. He proves that when you get knocked to the ground, to come back stronger.

Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner

Dean Karnazes · 295 pages

Ultrarunning legend Dean Karnazes has run 262 miles-the equivalent of ten marathons-without rest. He has run over mountains, across Death Valley, and to the South Pole-and is probably the first person to eat an entire pizza while running. With an insight, candor, and humor rarely seen in sports memoirs (and written without the aid of a ghostwriter or cowriter), Ultramarathon Man has inspired tens

Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games

Lopez Lomong · 240 pages

This is a story about outrunning the devil and achieving the impossible faith, diligence, and the desire to give back. Lomong chronicles his inspiring ascent from a barefoot lost boy of the Sudanese Civil War to a Nike sponsored athlete on the US Olympic Team. He shares his commitment to keep moving forward and find God in each step.

Every Second Counts

Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins · 246 pages

My Fight / Your Fight

Ronda Rousey, Maria Burns Ortiz · 313 pages

Ronda Rousey, the Olympic medalist in judo, reigning UFC women's bantamweight champion, and new Hollywood action hero, charts her difficult path to glory. Rousey's account of the toughest fights of her life -- in and outside the Octagon -- reveals the painful loss of her father when she was eight years old, the intensity of her judo training, her battles with love, her meteoric rise to fame, the s

The Lost Boy

Dave Pelzer · 272 pages

Imagine a young boy who has never had a home. His only possessions are the old torn clothes he carries in a paper bag. His only world is isolation and fear. Although this young boy has been rescued from his alcoholic mother, the real hurt is just beginning-he has no place to call *home*. This is the first paragraph on the back of the book. While I feel it sums up the book pretty well, I think some

Breakaway: Beyond the Goal

Alex Morgan · 289 pages

Get inspired to be your best in sports and in life with this uplifting memoir from star soccer player and Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan that includes eight pages of full-color photos as well as book jacket that doubles as a poster!As a talented and successful female athlete, Alex Morgan is a role model to thousands of girls who want to be their best, not just in soccer, but in other sports and

A Chance in the World: An Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called Home

Steve Pemberton · 264 pages

Driven

Susie Wolff · 286 pages

This Voice in My Heart: A Runner's Memoir of Genocide, Faith, and Forgiveness

Gilbert Tuhabonye, Gary Brozek · 275 pages

Three Little Words: A Memoir

Ashley Rhodes-Courter · 320 pages

Ashley spent nine years in foster care after being taken away from her mother. She endured many caseworkers, moving from school to school and manipulative, humiliating and abusive treatment from one foster family. See how she survives and eventually thrives against the odds.

Through My Eyes

Tim Tebow, Nathan Whitaker · 330 pages

Over the course of the last five years, Tim Tebow established himself as one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of college football and a top prospect in the NFL. During that time he amassed an unparalleled resume—winning two BCS national championships, becoming the first sophomore in NCAA history to win the Heisman trophy, and in the face of massive public scrutiny, being drafted in the

The Long Run: One Man's Attempt to Regain His Athletic Career-And His Life-by Running the New York City Marathon

Matt Long, Charles Butler · 280 pages

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

Haruki Murakami · 179 pages

A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex

Chris Jericho, Peter T. Fornatale · 432 pages

Chris Jericho is the first undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the WWE and WCW, and has been called one of the fifty greatest wrestlers of all time. Now retired, he is writing his memoir, telling the story of his journey from wrestling school in Canada to his time in leagues in Mexico and Japan to his big break in the WCW. He'll dish the dirt on how he worked his way through the ranks alongside maj

Undisputed: How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps

Chris Jericho · 464 pages

Undisputed Truth: My Autobiography

Mike Tyson · 580 pages

"A bare-knuckled, tell-all memoir from Mike Tyson, the onetime heavyweight champion of the world--and a legend both in and out of the ring"--

Instant Mom

Nia Vardalos · 282 pages

Writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Nia Vardalos firmly believed she was supposed to be a mom, but Mother Nature and modern medicine stood in her way. So she made a choice that shocked friends, family, and even herself: with only fourteen hours' notice, she adopted a preschooler. This is Vardalos's hilarious and poignant true chronicle of trying to become a mother while fielding nosy "fre

Yes, Chef

Marcus Samuelsson · 327 pages

"It begins with a simple ritual: Every Saturday afternoon, a boy who loves to cook walks to his grandmother's house and helps her prepare a roast chicken for dinner. The grandmother is Swedish, a retired domestic. The boy is Ethiopian and adopted, and he will grow up to become the world-renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson. This book is his love letter to food and family in all its manifestations. Mar

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Laura Hillenbrand · 514 pages

On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane’s bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Se

Racing Through the Dark

David Millar, Jeremy Whittle · 354 pages

"A vivid portrait of life as a professional cyclist by international champion David Millar, this arrestingly candid memoir follows his rise as a young racing star, his fall to the pervasive influence of performance-enhancing drugs--and his subsequent redemption"--

Hero of the Underground: A Memoir

Jason Peter, Tony O'Neill · 289 pages

Peter, a professional football player whose career was cut short by a neck injury, describes his life of heroin and crack addiction.